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macOS Tahoe Incompatible with Mac Studio M3 Ultra

If you have a Mac Studio M3 Ultra and want to upgrade it to run macOS 26.0 Tahoe, then I’m afraid you’re going to have wait for Apple to build a new release that will install on your Mac. I’m very grateful to Ken who has tried unsuccessfully to upgrade from 15.7 to 26.0. There are plenty of others reporting exactly the same: the upgrade goes well until towards the end, then aborts and the Mac is restarted back into 15.7. The problem seems to originate from an error in its neural engine driver.

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Infinite Mac: Resource Fork Roundtripping

One of the frequent emails that I get about Infinite Mac is “I’ve been copying over these files to every mac I’ve owned for the past 20 (or 30 or 40) years, how can I load them into your site?” While there’s been a “The Outside World” drive from the very beginning, all it can do is a best-effort import/export using available browser APIs. Classic Mac OS used resource forks for structured data and stored additional metadata in the file system (where it belongs). Modern macOS still supports all of

A MacBook Pro touchscreen? About damn time

It's somewhat ironic that Apple, the company that popularized the use of capacitive touchscreens with the iPhone and iPad, has been staunchly opposed to bringing our fingers anywhere near MacBook screens. Meanwhile, Microsoft and PC makers jumped at the opportunity to build touchscreen laptops years ago. The tablet-focused Windows 8 was a failure, sure, but touchscreens led to excellent convertible notebooks and hybrid tablets like the Surface lineup. Now, according to a new rumor from longtime

A touchscreen MacBook may finally launch next year - what we know

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways A touchscreen MacBook Pro with OLED could arrive by late 2026. A more affordable MacBook with iPhone chip won't get touchscreen. iPads should still be fine, despite sharing features with MacBooks. For years, there have been rumors of Apple working on adding a touchscreen to its MacBook lineup. In 2023, Bloomberg reported active development of the device, which was first slated to launch in 2025. I

Meet Macroscope: an AI tool for understanding your code base, fixing bugs

The founders who previously sold their livestreaming video startup Periscope to Twitter are back with a new startup — and no surprise, it’s an AI-focused company this time around. On Wednesday, former Twitter head of product Kayvon Beykpour announced the launch of Macroscope, an AI system aimed at developers and product leaders that summarizes updates to a codebase and catches bugs, among other things. The startup was co-founded by Beykpour, now Macroscope CEO, in July 2023, along with childho

Apple once said no to touchscreen Macs - but rumor has it that's about to change

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways A touchscreen MacBook Pro with OLED could arrive by late 2026. A more affordable MacBook with iPhone chip won't get touchscreen. iPads should still be fine, despite sharing features with MacBooks. For years, there have been rumors of Apple working on adding a touchscreen to its MacBook lineup. In 2023, Bloomberg reported active development of the device, which was first slated to launch in 2025. I

MacBook Pro May Be Finally Getting a Touchscreen

Get your swiping fingers ready. According to a reliable insider, Apple will introduce touchscreen capability to the MacBook Pro for the first time with the launch of the OLED MacBook Pro in late 2026. Don't miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews. Add CNET as a preferred Google source. Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst with TF International Securities, posted on X that the cheaper MacBook, scheduled to go into production later this year, will not have a touchscreen. However, he said

Ten years after selling Periscope to Twitter, startup's co-founder raises $40 million for Macroscope

It's been a decade since Kayvon Beykpour sold Periscope to Twitter for a reported $100 million, allowing the social media site to jump into livestreaming. Twitter shuttered Periscope in 2021, and the parent company, now called X and owned by Elon Musk, gravitated to a live events product called Spaces. Meanwhile, Beykpour, who spent seven years at Twitter after the acquisition, is back with Macroscope. He said on Wednesday that he's raised $40 million from venture investors, including GV (form

macOS Tahoe just made hotspotting to your iPhone easier than ever

If you want a Mac with built-in cellular, Apple hopefully has a solution coming soon. In the meantime though, macOS Tahoe has an upgrade that makes connecting to your iPhone via hotspot easier than ever. Your Mac can now connect to hotspot automatically in macOS Tahoe Personal hotspot is one of those iPhone and Mac features that, when it works, can feel like magic. But when it doesn’t, it’s all the more frustrating. Fortunately, Apple has made hotspotting more reliable in recent years. And no

9to5Mac Daily: September 17, 2025 – watchOS 26 features, more

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by iMazing: iMazing lets you back up, transfer, and manage your iPhone and iPad data like never before — including messages, photos, music, WhatsApp, voicemails, battery health, and more. No cloud required. Use code 9to5mac-20off to get 20% off, exclusively f

AI and the Future of Defense: Mach Industries’ Ethan Thornton at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

From stealth mode to center stage, Mach Industries is bringing AI into one of the world’s most complex and controversial sectors: defense. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Ethan Thornton, CEO and founder of Mach Industries, steps onto the AI Stage to share what it takes to build in high-stakes environments where speed and autonomy matter most — and why next-gen infrastructure starts with rethinking the fundamentals. Inside the AI arms race — and the founder aiming to rewrite it Thornton launched Ma

After years of touchscreen Mac rumors, here’s why I believe the latest one

Ming-Ching Kuo today suggested that we can expect a touchscreen MacBook Pro to go into production in late 2026. This is the latest in a years-long string of rumors that Apple is working on such a device. The company has been testing prototypes since at least 2008, but has consistently dismissed the idea of launching one. However, I do tend to believe the latest report … Apple’s rejection of touchscreen Macs Apple has consistently rejected the idea of a touchscreen Mac over a great many years.

Kuo: Apple to launch touch screen Macs, starting with OLED MacBook Pro

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today reported that Apple’s plans for touch screen Macs are advancing in the supply chain. He expects that the OLED MacBook Pro, due to go into production in late 2026, will also feature a touch screen panel. This schedule was first predicted by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman two years ago. It is currently unclear whether the OLED MacBook Pro will ship in 2026, or whether it will be an early 2027 release. Apple currently sells the M4 MacBook Pro lineup. Compared to where we

Apple’s future MacBook Pro might have a touchscreen

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The next generation of Apple’s MacBook Pro laptops could be the first to feature a touchscreen display, according to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The change could apply to OLED MacBook Pro models that are expected to enter production by late 2026, Kuo reported on X, and will incorporate a “touch panel using on-cell touch technology.” This builds on previous reports from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman regardi

Don’t worry, the Apple MacBook Air M4 is back to its record-low price!

We have been kind of spoiled. The Apple MacBook Air has been discounted to $799 for so long that it almost feels like that’s its regular price. The price suddenly jumped up earlier this month, though, which made us worry a bit. Don’t fret, though, the price has come back down! Buy the Apple MacBook Air M4 13-inch for $799 ($200 off) This offer is available from Amazon, and the discount applies to all color versions available. These include Midnight, Silver, Sky Blue, and Starlight. This $799 d

9to5Mac Daily: September 16, 2025 – iOS 26 now available

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by iMazing: iMazing lets you back up, transfer, and manage your iPhone and iPad data like never before — including messages, photos, music, WhatsApp, voicemails, battery health, and more. No cloud required. Use code 9to5mac-20off to get 20% off, exclusively f

macOS Tahoe 26 now available, here’s what to test first

While iOS may have taken much of the spotlight during the beta season since WWDC25, macOS Tahoe 26 packs multiple welcome features in the update rolling out right now across the world. Here’s what’s new. Liquid Glass Yes, the system looks different, but not as dramatically different as iOS 26. You will notice that much of the Liquid Glass looks stuck to the Dock, app icons, the new Control Center, the App Switcher, and Desktop widgets while the rest of the system adopted a more muted, frostie

Deals: 24GB MacBook Air $200 off, 512GB Mac mini $110 off, Beats woven cables $13, iPhone 16 Pro Max $300 off, more

Alongside the ongoing pre-orders for the new AirPods Pro 3, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and Apple Watch Series 11, our 9to5Toys Lunch Break has some notable deals to scope out today elsewhere. Firstly, we are tracking the first chance to save and new all-time lows on the Beats woven USB-C cables at $13 Prime shipped alongside a collection of iPhone 17/Air screen protectors from $3 a pop. On the more substantial side of things, Apple’s 24GB M4 MacBook Air models are now $200 off while $300 price drops a

Trucker built a scale model of NYC over 21 years

Reno may be “the biggest little city in the world,” but it's got some serious competition from the miniature New York City that hobbyist Joseph Macken built in his upstate New York basement over two decades. “I sat down in my basement, turned the camera on on my phone and just started talking about my first section, which was Downtown Manhattan,” the Clifton Park resident said on a recent Thursday about his viral TikToks on his roughly 50-by-30-foot scale model of the city. “It just took off.” T

9to5Mac Daily: September 15, 2025 – iPhone 17 demand, Siri leadership changes

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by iMazing: iMazing lets you back up, transfer, and manage your iPhone and iPad data like never before — including messages, photos, music, WhatsApp, voicemails, battery health, and more. No cloud required. Use code 9to5mac-20off to get 20% off, exclusively f

Apple's Mac Mini M4 has dropped to its lowest price on Amazon - how to get $100 off

Jason Hiner/ZDNET If you've been waiting to upgrade from your old Apple desktop, now is a good time to do it because the M4 Mac Mini is currently on sale at Amazon. The retailer has every single configuration at a discount. To make things easy, I've made a table for each build highlighting their specifications and new price point: M4 Mac Mini build Current Price 16GB of RAM / 256GB SSD $499 16GB of RAM / 512GB SSD $689 24GB of RAM / 512GB SSD $904 There is also an M4 Pro Mac Mini available fo

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Apple MacOS Tahoe 26: Top New Features to Try Today

Photograph: Luke Larsen If you use a Mac every day like I do, though, a lot of the smaller changes are what give it its distinctly fresh feeling. The icons are what you'll notice first, which is right where the controversy begins. The iconic (heh) Finder icon has, indeed, been tampered with—though they haven't been flipped like in the original concept. The colors are slightly different, though, and there's a nice, modern border around it to match the other icons. The corner radius on nearly ev

The MacBook Air is on sale for $799 - Here's why I recommend it for most people

Apple MacBook Air M4 (13-inch) ZDNET's key takeaways Apple's MacBook Air M4 (13-inch) is on sale at Amazon for $799, a competitive price for its latest ultraportable. The M4 Air supports up to two external monitors with the lid open, and scales up to 32GB of unified memory. There are still only two USB-C ports on the left side, and I wish there were a nano-texture display option. View now at Bhphotovideo View now at Apple View now at Amazon more buying choices The MacBook Air M4 (13-inch) is

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M5 MacBook Pro: Here’s what to expect

Apple is reportedly working on a new MacBook Pro refresh, as they tend to do almost every year. This refresh is quite minor, but if you’re in the market for a new laptop, we’ll be breaking down everything you need to know about the next MacBook Pro update. What’s new As always, these new MacBook Pro models will come with a new generation of Apple Silicon. That means we’ll see the introduction of M5, M5 Pro, and M5 Max. These chips will still be based on TSMC’s 3nm process, specifically N3P, t

Here’s a fantastic MacBook Air deal you should consider if you’re eyeing an upgrade

With every new Apple product launch, deals slowly crop up over time – and the MacBook lineup is no exception. The best deals tend to come after a model is no longer the latest and greatest, and there’s currently an unbeatable M3 MacBook Air deal that’s hard to pass up on, and once it sells out, there likely won’t be any more to go around. Apple released the new M4 MacBook Air in March, and since then, retailers have been trying to move inventory of older M3 models. For the most part, they have

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I used standard Emacs extension-points to extend org-mode

Recently I read this beginners guide to extend Emacs. The guide is perfect for starting out with elisp and it shows a lot of care in teaching how to interact with Emacs. To me, the most important bit though is this one, from the section aptly named Emacs Wants You to Extend It. I haven’t written plugins for other editors extensively, but I can tell you this: emacs doesn’t just make deep customization available, but it actively encourages you to make an absolute customization messes masterpiece

Emacs: A Paradigm Shift

Recently I read this beginners guide to extend Emacs. The guide is perfect for starting out with elisp and it shows a lot of care in teaching how to interact with Emacs. To me, the most important bit though is this one, from the section aptly named Emacs Wants You to Extend It. I haven’t written plugins for other editors extensively, but I can tell you this: emacs doesn’t just make deep customization available, but it actively encourages you to make an absolute customization messes masterpiece

9to5Mac Daily: September 12, 2025 – iPhone 17 pre-orders, more

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by iMazing: iMazing lets you back up, transfer, and manage your iPhone and iPad data like never before — including messages, photos, music, WhatsApp, voicemails, battery health, and more. No cloud required. Use code 9to5mac-20off to get 20% off, exclusively f

A beginner's guide to extending Emacs

With that prelude out of the way, let's begin. Inside of emacs you can call up a list of potential completions by using the keyboard shortcut M-. (that’s "hit the meta key along with period", where "meta" is the Alt key for me). This applies in a wide variety of scenarios, like when completing class names or variables. If we want to ask emacs to hand us a list of potential references, then the system we want to hook into is this completions system. (This is the only time I'll assume we know wh

Deals: 1TB M4 Pro Mac mini $200 off, 32GB MacBook Pro $300 off, AirPods Pro 3, iPhone 17 cases, more

Joining the ongoing pre-order savings opportunities we have already detailed on Apple Watch Ultra 3, Apple Watch Series 11, and the new AirPods Pro 3, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break has some additional discounts to scope out as well. Firstly, we spotted Apple’s M4 Pro Mac mini with 24GB of RAM and a 2x storage upgrade at $200 off the list price alongside its most affordable 32GB M4 MacBook Pro at $300 off today. Those offers join an exclusive offer on Satechi’s Mac mini Stand & Hub with SSD Enclos